Gas igniter



Aug. 26 1924. G. M. WILLIS ET AL 1,506.145

GAS IGNITER Filed April 27. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 26 1924. 1,506,145

' G. M. WILLIS ET AL GAS IGNITER Filed April 27 1923 2 Sheeta-Sheet 2 it has been found A in which the gas will not have Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

1,506,145 NT OFFICE.

GEORGE" WILLIS, or 'cHIcAoo, AND

ARTHUR H. nonr'rcnmi, or EvA sroN,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO MILWAUKEE GAS SPECIALTY COMPANY, OF

' wanna; WIsCoNsIN, A CORPORATION or WISCONSIN.

GAS IGNITER.

To all whom at may concern.

Be it known that we, GEORGE M. WILLIs and ARrHUu'HUBoErToHER, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago and Evanston, respectively, both in the county oLGook-and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and ,useful Improvement in Gas Igniters, ofqwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a pa'rt ofthis specification.

Our invention .relates to gas stoves and similar devices; and more specificall to an improved accessory for igniting the ame of anyburner of a gas stove without the use of matches.

In the stoves in the prior art having certain predetermined arrangements of burners, practicable to employ a fixed projector, designed to throw a fine jet of flame to each burner. There are, however, some stoves on the market in which the arrangement of the burners is such that a suitable'set of jets reaching all the burners- .can scarcely be delivered by a fixed projec tor. For such stoves a movable projector is desirable, and it isthe object of our invention to provide a movable projector device 1 for such'stoves. and, indeed, if desired, for all adaptablestoves whether or not fixed burners. are adaptable to them.

The difliculty with movable projector devices is that of leaking, particularly after it has been in service for a time, and the pro vision of such a device which will not leak,

to pass or be retained by a rotary or other moving joint and which will stand the drastic test of use under-actual service conditions is the primary object of the invention.

Further objects and advantages will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In the: accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 isa more or less diagrammatic plan view of a gas stove in which the burners areso-arranged that suitable service by a fixed projector .is .unobtainable;

Figure 2 is a much enlarged longitudinal view, principally in section, on a scale approximately twice actualsize, to facilitate in clearly illustrating the details of the invention;

Figure3 is a plan view of the structure illustrated in Figure 2;

I Application filed April 27, 1923. Serial No. 634,952.

Figures 4 and 5 are sections on line 4-4 and 5-5 respectively of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a detailed side elevation of the actuating head; and

Figure 7 indicates a modification.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, the valve casing 10 is provided with the inlet passage 12, the bore 14, the exit passage 16 and the bleed 18 for permitting sufficient flow at all times to maintain a tiny tip of flame. to cut 06' flow to the main passage and its stem 24 passes through gland 26 provided with a suitable packing 28 and carries the actuatin head 30 normally heldin the position s own by compression spring 32, which spring also operates to maintain packing 28 in proper condition. Collar 34 may be adjusted to determine the extent of opening obtained when head 30 is manually depressed. The foregoing parts as above described are old and well known in the art, being disclosed in U. S. Patent 1,227,078 to Arnold O. Rutz, May 22, 1917, and per se form no part of the present invention.

Gland 26 is held in fixed position with respect to casing 10 by reason of shoulder 36 which positions the entire gland. The projector 38. is carried at the end of arm 40, which arm underlies flange 34 to afford a mounting for its pivotal movement about the axis of the gland. The arm projects rearwardly to form a handle 42 by means of whichthe arm and projector may be swung to point at any burner desired.

Suitable flexible conduit means are provided for delivering gas from exit passage 16 to the projector 38. ,We have illustrated a rigid conduit 44 carried in blocks 46 suitably mounted on' the underside of arm 40 as by means of fastening screws 48, and a relatively short flexible connection 50 extending from the proximate end of conduit 44 to the fitting'52 by means of which it is placed in communication with passageway 16. It will be apparent that arm 40 covers and protects the conduit placed below it, and it'lnay be curved as clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5 to render it more rigid and improve its ability to protect the conduit.

Projector 38 is preferably provided with Valve 20 engages valve seat 22 provided with a flange 34 -features which may roperly be a central aperture 54 and two side apertures 56, so as to throw three slightly d1- verging jets. This results in ignition of the entire extent of the burner more quickly and certainly, and furthermore materially decreases the accuracy with which the arm must be pointed in the direction of the burner.

Referring now to Figures 2 and 6, we provide a peripheral ove 58 hav ng a central downwardly 0 set portion 60 in the lower sleeve of head 30. A set screw or pin 62 fixed in the telesco ing portion of gland 26 enters slot 58, an a small bracket arm 64 pro'ects laterally from head 30 to pass throng a slot 66 in handle When these features of construction are embodied, it will be obvious that head 30 will rotate with arm 40, and that exce it when pin 62 is in the ofl'set portion 60 t e valve will be depressed and a ct of flame for ignition urposes will be elivered from the proector. The position of the depressed portion 60 obviously coincides with the normal position of the device when not in use, and 1t is no longer necessary for the operator to depress head 30 at any time. It is only necessary to swinghthe arm 40 to point at the burner to ignite e same and complete the operation of the device. As the jet usually is a bright white flame there is no danger that it will be acoidentiy left in operation,- as the operators attention will be directed to the same until thwarts are turned back to normal osition. e also preferably provide a co spring 74 mounted on the easing and enga a pin 76 projecting from the under side 0 arm 40, to resiliently re: turn the arm to normal position.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain the gist of the invention, that others may, by a rent knowledge, readily adapt e sagge'for use under various conditions 0 It will for instance, be obvious that the entire valve casing might be pivoted'in'stead of merely the rojectorand its supportin means, in whic case it would be suppdite on a fixed bracket 68, see Figure 7, andconnected to the main suppl pipe 60 by flexible conduit 72. Sinn ar y pm 62; bracket arm 64, sprin 74 and the extra orifices 56 may be omitte if desired. These and many other modifications and adaptations may readily be made without eliminating certain sai to con stitute the essent1a items of novelty involved, which items are intended to be defined and secured to us by the following claims. I

We claim:

1. In a gas igniter in combination, valve mechanism, a ivotally mounted projector, a flexible con uit connection between said valve mechanism and said projector to per- P y s projector at the remote end of said conduit,

and a flexible conduit connection between the proximate end of said first mentioned conduit and said valve.

3. In a gas igniter, a valve casing, a valve and valve seat in said casing, a stem projectin from said casin for exterior control 0 said valve, a glan for said stem, an external flange on said gland spaced from said casing, and an arm pierced by said gland and rotatable about the axis thereof, said arm lyin between said casing and flan e and beigf fioereby held in place, a firing ead carri by said arm and a flexiblitd conduit connecting said casing and said 4. In a gas igniter, in combination, a

member having an opening therein, a stationary valve housing, a supporting arm pivotally mounted relative to said housing and carryin said member, duct means including a fliixible portion connectin said member with said housing and a va ve in said hous' controlling the admission of gas to said uct means.

5. In a gas igniter, in combination, a member having an opening therein, a stationa valve housing, a supporting arm. pivota ly mounted relative to said housing and ca said member, duct means including a exible portion connecting said member with said ousing, a valve in said housing controlling the admission of gas to said duct means, and a restricted bypass around said valve.

6. In a gas igniter, in combination, a member having an opening therein, a stationar valve housing, a supporting arm pivotally mounted relative to said housing and carrying said member, duct means connecting said member with said housing, said duct means including a flexible portion having one of its ends sealed to said movable member and the other of its ends sealed to said housing, and a valve in said housing controlling the admission of gas to said duct means.

7. In a gas igniter, in combination, a member having an opening therein, a stationa valve housing, a supporting arm pivota y mounted relative to said housing and carrying said member, duct means con necting said member with said housing, said duct means including a flexible portion having one of its ends sealed to said movable member and the other of its ends sealedto said housing, and a valve opening and closing b translatory movement.

. n a gas igniter, in" combination, a

member having an opening therein, a stationar valve housing, a supporting arm pivota 1y mounted relative to said housing and carrying said member, duet means including a flexible portion connecting said member with said housing, a valve in said housing controlling the admission of gas to said duct means, automatic connections for opening said valve when said movable memher is displaced from a predetermined position, and resilient means tending to return said member to said position.

9. In a gas igniter, a valve casing having a chamber and a gas inlet and a gas out let for said chamber, a valve seat between said inlet and outlet, a valve cooperating with said valve seat, means for operatin said valve, a supporting arm pivoted to sai casing, a projector carried on said supporting arm, and duct means including a flexible portion directly connecting said projector and said gas outlet.

10. In a gas igniter, a valve casing having a chamber and a gas inlet and a as outlet for said chamber, a valve seat between said inlet and said outlet, a valve cooperating with said valve seat, said valve moving toward and away from said seat by translatory motion, a supporting arm pivoted to said casing, a projector carried on said supporting arm, duct means including a. flexible portion directly connecting said projector and said gas outlet, and means operatively connecting said arm and said valve for effecting translatory movement of said valve by angular movement of said arm.

In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this 21st da of A ril, 1923.

GEORGE W LIS. ARTHUR H. BOETTCHER. 

